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THE aiORXIXG OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 191G. 3 MURDER THREATS IN BONIBCASE RECITED Police Give Out Letters to Witnesses and Detectives Sent During Trial. LIFE SENTENCE DELAYED THREE WOMEN CHARGED WITH BEING MEMBERS OF NATION-WIDE BLACKMAILING BAND. Billings, Convicted of Preparedness Dayx Outrage, Prepares Long Statement Saying Rewards ' , Were Offered Him. BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 26 Formal petition was made here today for a new trial for Warren K. Billings, con victed Saturday of murdering Mra. Myrtle Irene Van Loo, one of ten killed in the Preparedness day bomb ex plosion here July 22. Saturday was set as the date for arguing the plea. Meanwhile, Billings will not receive the life sentence recommended by the Jury until the request for, a new trial has been disposed of. He came into court today with a written petition for another hearing, but had no opportun ity to read it. He said he would read it Saturday, if permitted. Maxwell Mc Nutt, chief counsel for the defense, based his petition for retrial on claims of new evidence and also on the ground, that the verdict was contrary to law. ' Threats to Kill Made Public. Threats to kill prosecution witnesses at the Billings trial and dynamite buildings' where they were employed, made in more than 100 letters written to the witnesses, since the explosion, were made public here today by Duncan Matheson, captain of police and head of the bomb bureau. Most of the letters were printed by hand. A few were typewritten. Cap tain Matheson said he withheld them until after the trial because he "feared if the public knew the pressure brought on the witnesses, there would have been a lynching bee." Some were signed "The Gang," one 'The Gunmen," and many were anony mous. The manager of a hotel where John McDonald, another witness, was living, received a letter telling him to turn out McDonald if he didn't want his house blown up. "He shall not testify in court. We have 50 of the best gunmen here from Salt Lake, the best in the country," said the letter. Letter Sent to Wltneaa. To McDonald himself came a letter eaying: "We saw you- last night with Detective Bailey. And the gang is going to get you for squealing. We will stick a knife into you and it will take the whole police force of San Francisco to pull it out." All the witnesses in the case were escorted home during the trial bv police, who remained on duty near their residences, it was announced today. Most of the letters were received last month. In the plea for a new trial submitted by Billings when he appeared for sen tence Billings paid he had worked i his cell by candle light into the late hours of the Jast two nights to pre ' pare it. as a iirm Denever in justice. I say that those 12 Jurymen Saturday did not do their duty," the statement read. "The perpetrator of that dastardly crime could deserve nothing less than capital punisnment." Offer of Clemency Recited. Billings said the offer of District Attorney Fickert to ask for a com mutation of sentence if he would tell what he knows of an alleged dynamite conspiracy was not the only offer he has received. "I have been offered clemency and rewards on four different occasions and two of my co-defendants and one of my attorneys have also been offered large sums for statements. As to threats, all of us have been threatened with persecution and even death, not only since our arrest, but also prior to me explosion. The prisoner said today' he writes twice a month to his 80-year-old mother, who knows nothing of his ar rest. "Neither did she know of my conviction and term in Folsom three years ago, he said. Billings, it was learned today, is his own cook. He has a corner of his cell equipped with an alcohol stove and a miniature pantry. "Jail food doesn't agree with me," he explained. DEARER LOAF IS APPROVED Housewives Agree That Costs Justify Increase In Price. NEW YORK, Sept. 26. Increase in the price of bread by one of the larees baking companies in this city was ap proved today at a meeting of the New York City branch of the Housewives' League. A resolution expressing the beiiet that increased cost of ingredients justified the increase was adopted. An other resolution calls President Wilson to consider the situation and take steps to cope with it. Incensed at poultry dealers for fore ing up the price of kosher chickens, thousands of housewives, backed by the United Hebrew -Trades "went on strike" here today. The women declare they will not buy poultry until prices reach their proper level. REDFIELD HAS 3 MAXIMS Students Told to Get Facts, Look Far and Think Through. BOSTON, Sept. 26. Three business maxims that a man must have to suc ceed were outlined by Secretary of Commerce Redfield in addressing an assembly of students at the opening of the new quarters of the college of business administration of Boston Uni versity. "Get facts," he said, "and know your Job. ' "Look far. On your ability to see far depends your power to use the facts you get. "Think through. If you cannot think clearly you cannot talk clearly. Good salesmanship is not a product of men tal indigestion." 500. ARE EXECUTED u-u j yjuuijij. Mmju'i jj-u t. . w-i' '.; 1 . "v i u?: ,! 1 . y.yvy.' 1 y ' 1 '. "' -v ... ijiiiniiiiii .nj.i.'j..i.Muf. ii.,u.y'.y.'.:.uy'j 'V111-. - :, .--r. I t' PAY . f?r-r :;'y - hum -- o-.... ...... j..- - '' f . . . .... .-- ,,,,, v, ,.., iw,fl,,,ia.,mYMiiviiiiafif ti il i B 4 BLACKMAILER SENT TO FEDERAL PRISON Chief Figure in Nation-Wide Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Swindling Woman. Photo by Underwood &. Underwood. LEFT TO RIGHT MRS. DOXOHUE, MISS FLORENCE CHAPMAN', HELEN E VERS. Villastas at Chihuahua Pay ing Penalty by Wholesale. GEN. BELL GETS REPORTS Refugee Says He Saw Villa in Per son and That Leader of Bandits Walked AVith Crutcli Be cause of Wound. of continuous activity by the thousands of banker visitors here. Section groups held their first meetings of the con vention, discussed problems incidental to various phases of banking, heard committee reports and elected new offi cers. Plans for continuance of ' the "thrift" campaign throughout the Unit ed States were made by the savings bank section, and at an informal meet ing of county bankers, resolutions were adopted declaring against legislation permitting domestic bank branches and asking revision of the reserve law pro viding for free exchange in clearance of checks. The clearing-house section elected W. D. Vincent, of Spokane. Wash., pres ident: John McHugh, New York, vice president, and Jerome Thralls, New York, secretary. kt pjso Rent. 26. Wholesale exe cutions are taking place in Chihuahua City following the Villa attack, it was announced at military headquarters here today. Five hundred v lua ad herents have been executed since the fight, the report to General George Bell, Jr., says, and many other prisoners havA hppn taken. General Bell also has a report or a skirmish which is reported to have oc curred at Arena, 10 miles south of Juarez, Sunday night. He says wounded Carranza soldiers nave Deer dtoubiil back to Juarez from that station. The Carrnza officials in Juarez insist that these wounded soldiers were orougni from Chihuahua City following tne fight 'with Villa forces. A report from cninuanua mat gen eral ' Matias Ramos had returned to that state capital with only 35 men left of his original force of 350 also was received by General Bell. A prominent Mexican who was taken prisoner by villa at uninuanua ny and later released reached the border today and reported to military authori ties that Villa had executed only two of the 38 prisoners taken during the Chihuahua battle. One of these was a chauffeur for General Trevino." He gave the others the choice of returning to Chihuahua City or joining him. Thirty-six returned and the remainder joined Villa. The Mexican refugee was one of these and says he saw Villa personally and that the bandit leader walked with a crutch because of his bullet wound in the leg and that he carried his crutch on his satddle on the march. AIRMEN KILL ROUMANIANS Sixty-Five in Bucharest Victims or German Raid. BUCHAREST, via London, Sept. 26 Sixty persons were killed and a large number wounded in Bucharest Monday by bombs dropped from a squadron of aeroplanes of the Teutons, and five others were killed Monday night by bombs dropped on the city from a Zep pelin, according to an official commu nication issued here today. Two-thirds of the victims are de clared to have been women and children. SORORITY RUSHING ENDS 130 CO-E11S ARE FLEDGED AT ITNI VERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Several Yoonf Women from Portland and Other Citlea of Oretcon Join Various Organizations. UNIVERSITY OP WASHINGTON. Se attle, Sept. 26. (Special.) Sorority rushing at the university, with all its excitement, ended last night, when 139 young women pledged themselves to various organizations. Competition has been exceptionally keen this year, though the sororities were somewha handicapped in their liberties by the strict Pan-Hellenic rulings Imposed on rushing parties. The new women pledged will wea the colors of their chosen organization University ruling prohibits freshman women from being Initiated until the second semester. The following Oregon young women were in the list given out by the va rious sororities: Kappa Alpha Theta. Ruth Walters, Portland; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kath erine Thompson. Pendleton: Alpha Gamma Delta, Marian and Ethel Ste venson, Portland: Alpha Phi, Rossett Klocker. Portland; Pi Beta' Phi. Mil dred Tschirgi, Oregon City; Chi Omega, Mildred McCiung and Grace Garret Portland; Delta Zeta, Dorothy Guy. of Eugene, and Iuclle Johnson. Portland OUR OTHERS ARE INDICTED Tango Don Juan" and "Sir Robert Among Those Sought William Butler Goes to Atlanta Peni tentiary for 1 8 Months. NEW YORK, Sept. 26. William But ler, the chief figure in the country wide blackmailing conspiracy, today pleaded guilty to swindling Mrs. Ke gina Klipper. of Philadelphia. He was at once sentenced to 18 months' impris onment in the Atlanta penitentiary. Butler is the first of the alleged blackmailers to get a prison sentence. They are accused of operating in van ous cities with many persona of wealth their victims, using the Mann wnue slave act as a means of blackmail. Butler was first arrested in Philadel phia January last on the charge of hav Ing attempted to extort J8000 from Mrs. J. Bolton' Wlnpenny. a wealthy resident of that city, for the suppres sion of a fictitious "white slave com' plaint against her son, Marshall In penny. This charge fell through on the death of Mrs. Wlnpenny three weeks ago. Assistant United States District Attorney Knox, of this city, then took steps to have Butler brought here for prosecution on the indictment charg Ing him with having participated in the conspiracy which resulted, it is alleged, in the extortion of money from Mrs. Klipper. Besides Butler, the indictment re turned in the Klipper case names Frank Crocker, otherwise known as the "Tango Don Juan"; Arthur L. David alias "Sir Robert"; George Irwin and Edward Donahue. MAN IN CREVASSE SUICIDE Alaskan, Fearing Death by Freezing, Cuts Arteries. SEWARD. Alaska. Sept. 26 While crossing Portage Glacier from Turna gain Arm to Portage Bay. in company with C. D. Eaton, a resident of Hope, Bert Foreman fell into a crevasse and alighted in water and mud out of sight of Eaton, who had become separated short distance from his companion on account of a enow storm. Eaton began a search on hearing Foreman s cries for help. He told Foreman that h would enter the crevasse lower down and rescue him. While Eaton was gone. Foreman became panic stricken and opened the arteries in his lef wrist. Eaton reached him just before he died. Foreman said he feared h would freeze to death and chose an easier way to die. The body was car ried out to Mile 63 of the United States Railroad and will be brought here. Foreman's wife committed suicide by shooting in Anchorage last week be cause of despondency. Superior, win., for the yearn is wlthofit MloAn. first time in 60 BANKERS TALK MONEY GOLD COIN AND RESERVE NOTE BASIS IS DISCUSSED. , 250,000 READY TO STRIKE t Continued From First Page.) time, studied the proposed law care fully and said he believed there was "room" for it on the statute books. The act outlined would provide for a fine of $5000 and revocation of the license of a corporation that breaks an agreement to arbitrate and a fine against the union breaking such agree ment, where the public interest is af fected or likely to be affected. Governor Whitman, it was said, promised to confer with the Public Service Commission concerning tho proposed measure. Proposal to Consolidate Office of Comp troller and Federal Reserve Board Also Considered. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 26. Immediate retirement of all greenbacks and a gradual withdrawal of National bank notes, placing the currency of this country on a basis of gold coin - and Federal reserve notes, was discussed here tonight by bankers attending conference of the National Bank sec tion of the American Bankers' Associa- ciation in annual convention. The dls cusslon, provided for in the call for the meeting, followed addresses by John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, and Frederick W. Hyde, of Jamestown, N. Y., president of the sec tion. The conference programme was ar ranged to permit deliberation of a pro posaj to consolidate the office of the comptroller, created under the old Na tional Bank act, and the Federal Re serve Board, provided for in the new reserve system. It was explained that the National banking act and the re serve law allowed a partial duplication of control. Codification of the two acts also was discussed. The meeting tonight followed a day PURE RICH BLOOD PREVENTS DISEASE Bad blood. that is. blnnd th la in. pure or impoverished, thin and pale, is responsioie ior more ailments than any thing else.' It affects every organ and function. In some cases it causes catarrh: in others, dyspepsia; in others, rheuma tism; and in still others, weak, tired. languid feelings and worse troubles. It is responsible for run-down cnnrii tions. and is the most common cause of disease. hoott j sarsaparilla is tho greatest purifier and enricher of the blood the world has ever known. It has been wonderfully successful in removing scrofula and other humors, increasing the red-blood corpuscles, and building up the whole system. Get it today. 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Third Floor l3 Coats for "Nippy" Days I Full of ivarmth and I A very smart in style j $16.75 Autumn fashions have brought nothing newer or more practical than these coats. Three models, 45 and 48 inches long, tailored of American Wool Vclour and Fashionable Alixturcs In navy, brown, green and mixed effects. Distinctive flaring and belted models, equally wearable for street and motor ing. Third Floor Interesting New Styles in Veribest Blouses $1.00 Shown today. Third Floor L On the Fourth Floor Suits for Girls Cleverly designed, youthful styles, for older girls and small tvomen. $18.50 The young woman likes to be just as fashoinably dressed as her elders, and she may, at the least outlay of money, if she selects one of these new est gabardine suits, in t Navy, Broivn and Green Smart new yoke style, with box pleats to the waistline, belted Norfolk effects and large convertible velvet collar. Similar to the illustration, without the pockets. Kourtb. Kloor. (P :'inJ M Merckand.o cc Merit Only" The New $2.00 Fall CJ3 a la ibptrite Corset WILL SUIT THE MOST PARTICULAR WOMEN This beautiful model is so skillfully designed that it ansivers the purpose of tailored as roell as evening wear. Fashioned from a fancy broche in white and pink with a heavy elastic gore at the waistline, others with an elastic inset at the back to give ease in sitting. While inexpensive in price, it is rich in style and quality, and will produce just the correct style of figure demand ed by Dame Fashion for this season. The Standard Everywhere for the Woman of Fashion Fourth Kloor. THIS STORE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY IN COMMEMORA TION OF A JEWISH HOLIDAY SHORT LINE TO SPOKANE IS THE O-W. R. R. & N. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM READ DOWN READ UP 7:00 P. M. Leave . . .PORTLAND. . .Arrive 8:00 A. M. 6:50 A. M. Arrive SPOKANE Leave 9:10 P. M. 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